Sacramento County Superior Court
The Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, alternatively called the Sacramento County Superior Court, is the California Superior Court located in Sacramento with jurisdiction over Sacramento County.
| Sacramento Superior Court | |
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| Established | 1850 |
| Jurisdiction | Sacramento County, California |
| Location | Sacramento |
| Appeals to | California Court of Appeal for the Third District |
| Website | saccourt |
| Presiding Judge | |
| Currently | Hon. Russell L. Hom |
| Since | Jan 1, 2020[1] |
| Lead position ends | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Assistant Presiding Judge | |
| Currently | Hon. Michael G. Bowman |
| Since | Jan 1, 2020[2] |
| Court Executive Officer | |
| Currently | Marlon Yarber |
| Since | 2021 |
Courthouses
Gordon D. Schaber courthouse
The Gordon D. Schaber downtown courthouse is the main courthouse of the court. As well as providing the main trial courtrooms, the courthouse contains the administrative offices of the court (including the Presiding Judge), and the general civil and criminal case processing support services of the court system. The downtown courthouse is located at 720 9th Street.
Other courthouses
- William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse
Family law, juvenile dependency, and probate cases
- Carol Miller Justice Center
Small claims, traffic, and unlawful detainer cases
- Juvenile Courthouse
Juvenile delinquency cases
- Lorenzo Patiño Hall of Justice
Criminal cases
Administration
Pursuant to California Government Code § 68070 and the Judicial Council California Rules of Court § 10.613, the Sacramento County Superior Court has adopted Local Rules for its government and the government of its officers.
Officers
There are several officers of the court, including judges, jurors, commissioners, prosecutors, defense attorneys, clerks, bailiffs, and court reporters.
Judges
The current judges are:
- George A. Acero
- Steven Acquisto
- James P. Arguelles
- Bunmi O. Awoniyi
- Thadd A. Blizzard
- Tami R. Bogert
- David W. Bonilla
- Jerilyn L. Borack
- Stacy Boulware Eurie
- Lawrence G. Brown
- Trena H. Burger-Plavan
- Daniel J. Calabretta
- Shelleyanne Wai Ling Chang
- Kevin R. Culhane
- Donald J. Currier
- Dena M. Coggins
- Lauri A. Damrell
- Ben Davidian
- Carlton G. Davis
- David F. De Alba
- Joginder S. Dhillon
- Laurie M. Earl
- Curtis M. Fiorini
- Benjamin D. Galloway
- Matthew J. Gary
- Steven M. Gevercer
- Maryanne G. Gilliard
- Geoffrey A. Goodman
- Helena R. Gweon
- Jonathan R. Hayes
- Russell L. Hom
- Augustin R. Jimenez
- Michael P. Kenny
- Christopher E. Krueger
- R. Stephen Lapham
- Alyson L. Lewis
- Kristina B. Lindquist
- Deborah D. Lobre
- Sharon A. Lueras
- Patrick Marlette
- Kevin J. McCormick
- James E. McFetridge
- Kenneth C. Mennemeier
- Shama H. Mesiwala
- James M. Mize
- Delbert W. Oros
- Jennifer K. Rockwell
- Jaime R. Román
- Michael A. Savage
- Ernest W. Sawtelle
- Paul L. Seave
- Peter K. Southworth
- Richard K. Sueyoshi
- Allen H. Sumner
- Michael W. Sweet
- Jill H. Talley
- Scott L. Tedmon
- Kara K. Ueda
- Emily E. Vasquez
- Laurel D. White
- Steve White
- John P. Winn
- Gerrit W. Wood
- Julie G. Yap
Commissioners
A commissioner is a subordinate judicial officer elected by the judges of the Court and given the power to hear and make decisions in certain kinds of legal matters, similar to the United States magistrate judge. Their jurisdiction includes, but is not limited to, traffic matters, family law and juvenile cases, criminal misdemeanors, and criminal felony cases through the preliminary hearing stage.
Prosecutors
The Sacramento County District Attorney, currently Anne Marie Schubert, prosecutes crimes before the court on behalf of California, Sacramento County, and all cities and special districts within Sacramento County.
Public Defenders
The Sacramento County Public Defender, currently Steven Garrett, is the public defender.
Bailiffs
The functions of the bailiff are carried out by Sacramento County Sheriff under contract.
References
- "Sacramento Superior Court Presiding Judge Election" (PDF) (Press release). Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento. September 19, 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "Sacramento Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Election" (PDF) (Press release). Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento. September 19, 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.